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By Compiled by R&W Staff | November 1, 2006
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MD Plans to Acquire Training Fleet
MD Helicopters is "committed to being the provider of training" to its customers and is undertaking an aircraft, training device and courseware acquisition program to achieve that, according to the company's new director of flight operations and training and chief pilot.
"We are conducting a major review of every aspect of our training program," said the new director, Clint Balog.
Balog joined the Mesa, Ariz.-based manufacturer recently, insisting that he head both the flight ops and training departments so that he had control over scheduling of aircraft. MD recently has had to split aircraft among training, customer demonstration and other flight demands.
"My first task was to develop a redevelopment plan" for MD's training activities, he said. That plan is now in place.
A first step in the plan is acquiring five aircraft to supplement the company's training capabilities.
The training aircraft, Balog said, will include an MD900, an MD902, an MD600N and two MD 500Es. Down the road, the company is looking at acquiring a 500 and a 530F. "There is tremendous demand for the 530F," he said.
The acquired aircraft, which will all be refurbished ones, will be specifically for training and configured as such, Balog said.
MD also is looking to secure a flight training device for the MD902. MD's principal owner and chairman, New York investor Lynn Tilton, has committed to acquiring simulators or flight training devices for all the company's aircraft models. That is part of her pledge to adopt the safety recommendations of the International Helicopter Safety Team, which is pursuing the goal of cutting the helicopter accident rate by 80 percent in 10 years. The use of simulators and FTDs for training all helicopter pilots is an element of international safety advocates' recommendations that led to the creation of the team.
While MD's training organization will not be an FAR Part 142 certified operation, Balog said, "it will be modeled on Part 142, with the quality assurance and instructor training-annual and six-month recurrent training."
MD also is working on the development of a training center for the kingdom of Jordan as part of a sales agreement with that nation.
Bell Academy Trains First Responders on Helos
Bell Helicopter has expanded its training offerings beyond pilots and mechanics to include emergency personnel who work around helicopters on a regular basis.
The company has launched the First Responder Training Program, which won't make anyone a pilot or helicopter mechanic. But that's not the point.
"Our intent and purpose is to give you something you can use," Bell instructor Joe Schmaltz told the first class in August. "The number one safety device on that helicopter is not a spring or bracket. The number one safety device is you."
The first class at Bell's Customer Training Academy at Alliance Airport in Texas covered 407 helicopter rescue operations and ground safety. Attendees included members of several Texas police and fire departments.
Students learned the basics of a helicopter, such as the airframe, rotors, drive train, fuel system, hydraulics, flight controls, and electrical system. Other lessons centered on how to select a landing zone, assess environmental conditions, and approach and depart an aircraft, as well as danger areas on a helicopter. It also discussed how to get victims out of a helicopter and shut the engine down, as well as the basics of an accident investigation.
The course is not all classroom time. Students visited the academy's flight simulators to practice shutting a helicopter down. The course concluded with a tabletop exercise where the class members put their newfound knowledge into action.
Terry Eichman, Bell's manager of business development and programs for the Training Academy, said he got the idea for the course while listening to a scanner during wildfires in North Texas this year. The calls involving helicopters indicated poor landing zone selection, laborious communication and limited situational awareness. That, in turn, raised questions about training, particularly for the first responders on the ground who had to work around helicopters.
Eurocopter Taps CAE for Army Training Work
CAE, Inc. stands to boost its military business if Eurocopter's EC145 is declared the final winner of the U.S. Army's 322-aircraft Light Utility Helicopter competition.
A team led by EADS North America was picked June 30 to provide the aircraft and logistics, maintenance and training support. But two losing bidders, MD Helicopters and AgustaWestland, have protested. A decision on the protests is expected this month. The winning aircraft will replace Vietnam-era Bell UH-1Hs and OH-58D Kiowa Warriors.
The EADS team tapped Montreal-based CAE as a training contractor. If the team wins the protests, CAE would have the job of supplying cockpit procedures trainers for UH145 pilots. The Army contract calls for provision of fixed-base trainers for the Light Utility Helicopter program; no full-motion flight simulators are required.
"The initial order will be worth several million dollars, rising to about $20 million over the 10-year term of the contract," said an official of CAE's military training division.
The training will be based on Eurocopter's commercial EC145 instruction program. American Eurocopter is expanding its Grand Prairie, Texas training center in part to handle the additional work from the LUH contract. The CAE training devices will be based there and at Fort Rucker, Ala. CAE already builds combat mission simulators for the U.S. Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)'s A/MH-6, MH-60, and MH-47. It also has built all the simulators to train pilots for the CH-47 Chinooks flown by the U.S. Army, the British Royal Air Force and the Australian forces.

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If Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop is padding his resumé to run for higher office, perhaps governor, in a few years – as has been widely speculated – he will likely want the endorsement of a few labor groups. Thus, it is not surprising that Fulop, both as Ward E city councilman and as mayor, has advanced a number of proposals to protect the rights of workers.
Last year he introduced a "living wage" ordinance that was adopted and increased wages for security guards, janitors, food service, and clerical workers at city-owned and city-leased offices. Earlier this month he endorsed a ballot initiative that would boost the state minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $8.25 an hour.
Last week, Mayor Fulop scored his biggest labor victory to date when Jersey City became the first municipality in New Jersey to adopt an earned paid sick leave law.
Under the law, private businesses in Jersey City with 10 employees or more must begin to offer one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked (those are hours worked overall, not per week). Workers begin earning sick time from the day they were hired, but cannot begin to use their sick time until they have worked the equivalent of 90 eight-hour days, which is the standard probationary period at most companies.
While the law technically applies to part-time and full-time workers alike, it will take part-timers longer than full-time employees to meet the required threshold to begin earning days.
Supporters of the law say that it will stop workers from forcing themselves to work when they are sick, and will benefit companies and customers as a whole. For instance, earlier this month, at least 27 people came down with mumps in Belmar, and officials speculated that the source of the outbreak was a bar and grill there. It has been suggested that the outbreak may have been spread by workers who continued to show up and handle food and dishes while sick.
The bar was shut for several days to prevent further infections.
Critics of the law, however, say that it will hurt small business in the city.
Details of the law
Workers can earn up to five days per year, and the law, which takes effect in 120 days from when it was passed, does not allow employees to cash out any unused sick days when they leave their jobs.
Companies with fewer than 10 workers must offer job-protected unpaid sick leave to their employees.
The law received broad support from workers' rights and labor groups, but divided the business community. Some small business owners said last week that a paid sick leave law "makes good business sense," while the manager of the Central Avenue Special Improvement District said the law will hurt small businesses and start-up companies.
In the end, the Jersey City Council adopted the controversial measure by a vote of 7-1-1. The measure gained the support of council members Frank Gajewski (Ward A), Khemraj "Chico" Ramchal (Ward B), Candice Osborne (Ward E), Diane Coleman (Ward F), Daniel Rivera, Joyce Watterman, and Council President Rolando Lavarro Jr.
Ward C City Councilman Richard Boggiano abstained. Ward D City Councilman Michael Yun voted against the ordinance.
"Paid sick leave will help working families in Jersey City so they won't have to choose between missing a day of work and caring for their own health or that of a family member," Fulop said in a statement issued after the measure passed. "Not only is this a matter of basic human dignity, it is also a public health initiative that will benefit all Jersey City residents as well as those who work here. We commend the City Council for voting in support. We know that we will be sued over this legislation, which is disappointing and harmful to Jersey City. It means delaying these important benefits to those most in need while at the same time not enhancing public health in the city."
A first in the state
Although similar laws have been passed in other states, Fulop's sick leave measure is a first for New Jersey. According to New Jersey Citizen Action, more than 30,000 Jersey City workers do not have access to paid sick leave.
Dozens of residents and advocates told the council grim stories of what can happen when sick employees show up for work because they can't afford to lose a day of pay or can't afford to lose their job.
Jersey City resident Paulette Eberle told the council that her elderly and frail father was recently admitted to Christ Hospital because one of his home health care aides attended to him while she was infected with the rhinovirus.
"I would like to be angry at this aide and I cannot because the reason she came to my father in that condition is because she has a choice to make: feed her children or stay home," Eberle said. "In this millennium, that is not a decision that any of our citizens here in Jersey City should have to make."
Such decisions are common, said Ady Barkan, a staff attorney with the Center for Popular Democracy. Barkan told the council that, "People without paid sick days are 1.5 times more likely than people with paid sick days to report going to work with a contagious illness like the flu or a viral infection."
Several speakers pointed to the recent mumps outbreak in Belmar as an example of what can possibly happen when people show up at work sick.
'Common sense' or 'extremely flawed'?
Jersey City's small business community appears divided on the law and its likely impact on the local economy.
Phillip Stamborski, owner of Gallerie Hudson at 197 Newark Ave., was among the small business owners who spoke in support of the measure.
"I only have two part-time employees. If one of them gets sick, I'd want them to stay home and get healthy. I can't afford to have them come to work and get me sick, or get my other employee sick. If I get sick, and have to stay home, I have to close the store and I lose revenue."
Stamborski said he is unable to offer paid sick leave at this time, but when employees miss work hours one week due to illness he tries to give them additional hours the following week to make up for the lost pay.
Under the measure adopted last week Stamborski would not be required to offer paid sick days, only job-protected unpaid leave. As his business grows he said he plans to give his workers paid sick leave because, he said, "it makes sense to give people paid time off. It makes sense to keep loyal employees."
Steve Kalcanides, the owner of Helen's Pizza at 183 Newark Ave., also supported the measure, saying, "There is no way the ordinance should not be passed," he said. "These are common sense guidelines that every business should have for their employees. If you keep your employees happy, your business prospers. We've been in business for 45 years and we've always paid for time off, for sick days. What this ordinance is going to do is level the playing field for all the businesses."
With an estimated 10 to 12 employees, by Kalcanides' count, Helen's Pizza would be required to offer paid leave to its workers.
The only person who spoke in opposition to the ordinance at the Sept. 25 City Council meeting was David Diaz, manager of the Central Avenue Special Improvement District in the Jersey City Heights.
"This ordinance will affect every single Jersey City business and is extremely flawed," Diaz told the council Wednesday. "Jersey City's business community does want the opportunity to contribute positively towards a better sick leave policy. Let me be clear: Businesses should offer sick time because of the reasons stated here tonight. Generally, speaking, no business owner who has come forward to our SID program is against employee earned sick time, paid or unpaid. However, a business owner's desire to provide sick days and the ability to pay for sick days are two separate matters."
Noting that there are currently 18 empty storefronts in the Heights, Diaz said small businesses continue to struggle in the post-recession economy. He asked that the ordinance be tabled so its affects on the business community can be studied further.
A motion to table the ordinance by Yun, a small business owner himself, was defeated.
Diaz predicted that the law, if passed, would put Jersey City at a competitive disadvantage in attracting new businesses.
But Tony Sandkamp, who moved his business from New York to Jersey City 15 years ago, said, "Looking back on my decision to move here, and looking at the ordinance, it would not have changed my decision to move here."
Sandkamp has offered job-protected unpaid sick leave in the past but said, "I welcome the change."
Can Jersey City lead the way?
Business groups in Jersey City and Hudson County have questioned whether a municipality has the authority to pass earned sick leave legislation. They have argued that such laws can only be adopted by the state legislature or the federal government.
It is possible that the business community will go to court to challenge the law that was passed in Jersey City last week.
Corporation Counsel Jeremy Farrell said that the city does expect a legal challenge to be filed, but Farrell said he believes passage of such a law is within the scope of the city's rights as a municipality.
In the meantime, in May, New Jersey Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt, who chairs the Women and Children Committee, introduced sick leave legislation in Trenton. State Sen. Loretta Weinberg introduced companion legislation in the New Jersey Senate. The legislators say the law would protect more than 1.2 million New Jersey workers who do not currently earn sick leave at their jobs. This number represents about 37 percent of the state workforce.
Labor groups and such organizations as the AARP have applauded Fulop for taking the lead on this issue.
"Mayor Fulop and members of the Jersey City Council deserve credit for taking the lead on one of the major workers' rights and public health issues of the day," said Kevin Brown, state director of the Service Employees International Union 32BJ.
The mayor's stance on such issues now will likely garner strong labor support in the coming years.
City spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill said the city will notify businesses of the new law and its requirements.
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text: New Products November 8, 2013 09:32 PM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Farm Journal Editors Email Written by Sara Brown and Diane Davis Welder/Air Compressor/Generator Combo In addition to their trailer line, Thunder Creek Equipment introduces a three-in-one tool to bring more power to the field. All three functions can be used simultaneously in the field, and the unit comes with 20' leads and a stinger with amperage controls and boost capabilities. Other features include a 14-hp electric-start Kohler engine with adjustable throttle; a 5,000-watt capacitor-style generator with two 110-volt outlets, one 230-volt outlet and battery box; a variable working range welder (40 amp to 190 amp) and a 20-cubic-feet-per-minute reciprocating air compressor. Price: $5,826. Visit www.thundercreekequipment.com or call (866) 535-7667 for more information. Concentrated Fuel Treatment Star Tron Enzyme Fuel Treatment is now available in a super-concentrated version; a 1-oz. bottle treats 25 gal. of gas. This year-round fuel additive improves fuel quality by eliminating and preventing carbon deposits while enhancing the fuel's burn. The treatment helps prevent phase separation without using alcohol and helps disperse water into submicron-sized droplets. Price: $4.99. There is also a small-engine formula in which 1 oz. treats 6 gal. of gas, as well as diesel fuel formulas. For more information or to find a dealer near you, visit www.startron.com or call (800) 327-8583. Expanded Power Tool Line Six cordless tools, combination kits and lithium ion batteries have been added to the Porter-Cable line of 20-volt Max Linked System tools. The cordless tools include the reciprocating saw, 61/2" circular saw, oscillating tool, cut-off tool/grinder, jigsaw and pivoting flashlight. The lithium ion batteries maintain a charge for up to 18 months. Building on the line's interchangeable lithium ion battery system, the compact 1.5 amp-hour (PCC680L) and the new 4.0 amp-hour (PCC685L) battery packs offers expanded options to build a cordless system tailored to specific needs. The fast charger (PCC690L) is available separately. Pricing: $49.97 to $239.97. For more information, visit www.Porter-Cable.com. Portable Winch Warn Industries' PullzAll offers the only electric hand-held and portable winch that can lift or pull up to 1,000 lb. at the push of a button. The WARN PullzAll makes many jobs easier, such as giving farmers a fully portable winch that can stretch fencing. PullzAll features a trigger-operated speed control allowing for precise movements. Unlike old-fashioned come-a-longs, PullzAll has 15' of wire rope and can easily change directions at the push of a button. This tool can also be used for removing debris from the field, lifting hay bales, moving irrigation equipment and hoisting implements or engines for repair. The winch weighs 18 lb. and is available in either a corded 110-volt AC version or a cordless 24-volt DC version. Price: 110-volt AC PullzAll, $200; 24-volt PullzAll, $390. For more information, visit www.warn.com, call (800) 543-9276 or write Warn Industries, 12900 S.E. Capps Road, Clackamas, OR 97015. Back to news


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On Oct 20th, 2011 at 10:20 am British Columbians and Oregonians participated in the Great ShakeOut Drill. These drills were aligned with those of California, Idaho, Nevada and Guam, in order to leverage the momentum of partners throughout the Pacific. This initiative will continue to spread earthquake awareness and preparedness information giving us a greater resiliency for when an earthquake hits our region. Please visit the "Drop, Cover and Hold On" video done by Shakeout BC.
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Welcome to the Vincent Van Gogh Gallery
Van Gogh's Works
Vincent van Gogh was primarily a self-taught artist. He started his career copying prints and studying drawing manuals with the belief that a great painter had to first master drawing. He created over 1,000 drawings, 150 watercolors, 10 graphic works, 9 lithographs and an etching, not to mention his 900+ paintings in his short career.
Here you will find images of ;Van Gogh drawings, watercolors, graphic works, letter sketches, and Van Gogh's paintings. Discussions and critiques on Van Gogh's Starry Night, Sunflowers, Irises, Poppies, The Bedroom, The Mulberry Tree, Blossoming Almond Tree and The Potato Eaters are just a few of the many pieces which are covered. On the drawings and paintings page, you will find a discussion of a few of Van Gogh's drawings which he also created as paintings. To search a list of his paintings by name, date, current location or museum, visit The Gallery section.
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Van Gogh's Life
On this site you will also find Vincent van Gogh's biography, a timeline of his life, Van Gogh quotes, and much more. You can take a journey in his steps from The Netherlands to Belgium and Paris to Arles seeing the homes and places Van Gogh knew - many of which can still be visited today.
Vincent van Gogh wrote over 800 letters in his lifetime to family and friends the majority of which were to his beloved brother Theo Van Gogh. The letters provide insight to the life of the artist as well as his work. They allow us to know more about his life, how he thought and how he worked than nearly any other artist. In the Letters section, you can learn more about the significance of Vincent van Gogh's letters and find a link to a resource containing Van Gogh's translated letters.
Van Gogh had many influences on his life including his family and friends, other artists such as Paul Gauguin, and his failing mental and physical health. To see how each of these affected his life, please visit the Important Figures, Artistic Influences and Health sections. For information about how Van Gogh's work has impacted our society today, view the Impact on Art, Cultural References, and News sections.
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If you are interested in adding more Van Gogh to your life, the Van Gogh Gallery has plenty to offer. Download Van Gogh images of some of his most famous paintings as wallpaper for your computer, shop for Van Gogh posters or prints, or check out some of the additional resources available including links to Van Gogh exhibitions. If you are a smartphone user then download the free app for any Android or iPhone device and have access to Van Gogh's famous paintings right from your phone. There are even lesson plans from multidiscipline areas for those interested in educating others about Van Gogh's art and life. If you'd like to enjoy and share your favorite Van Gogh works on social media follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.
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Van Gogh has influenced generations of young artists worldwide since his time. Today we can see his impact in painting, in poetry, in song and in video. We are happy to display new examples of art that were influenced by Van Gogh in our community art section.
Tragically, Van Gogh died not knowing the acclaim his art would receive. Today his legacy is immortal, and he will be forever known as one of the greatest artists of the modern era. Through this website, The Van Gogh Gallery aims to share his life and legacy with the world.


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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Mercedes are about a second a lap quicker than everyone else already, McLaren's Jenson Button said on Friday after rival and former team mate Lewis Hamilton set the pace in Australian Grand Prix practice.
Button, the 2009 Formula One champion, was second and fifth fastest respectively in the day's two sessions but was under no illusions about the real pecking order at the start of the season.
"We're nowhere near the quickest," the Briton told reporters at Albert Park. "We were two seconds off them (Mercedes) in the test, we're over a second off them in the long runs.
"I think everyone is about a second off them in the longer runs. They're very quick," added the Briton, a three-times winner in Melbourne and now with a new team mate in Danish rookie Kevin Magnussen.
"It's a little bit surprising that they are much quicker than everyone else, including the Williams really. The Williams looks a bit of a handful to drive in high speed corners, which is a surprise."
McLaren, the former champions who had an abysmal 2013 season without a single podium finish, have the same power unit as Mercedes, Williams and Force India - the new turbocharged 1.6 liter V6 with energy recovery systems.
Mercedes were overall runners-up in the constructors' standings last year to champions Red Bull.
While Renault have struggled to get their engine running smoothly, Mercedes have looked the pick of the manufacturers in pre-season testing with their teams lapping quicker and more consistently.
Former champions Williams, who scored just five points last year, have been tipped as the team most likely to show a significant improvement this season.
While Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa were third and fourth in the first practice session, they were only eighth and 12th respectively in the second when they ran different programs.
Button said the new cars took some getting used to, particularly in the long runs when fuel saving becomes an issue due to the new limit of 100kg of fuel for the entire race compared to 150-160 previously.
"The long run is not as exciting as you would hope because there's so much fuel saving, there's a lot of lifting and coasting. But on low fuel they're a handful and enjoyable," explained the Briton.
"All our electronics are working OK but our balance still isn't there, we still don't have a good balance, we're struggling in high speed (corners)," he added.
"In low speed corners we're reasonable....It's just working on the balance really, we're not there. I don't think our outright pace is maybe as good as it looks in practice but I think we're OK."
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Savings & Energy Center » Green Power » Program Resources » Resource Information »
Kevin and Daryl Maas, Farm Power Founders
Kevin Maas and his brother Daryl got into the biogas business because they saw family-owned dairies disappearing, squeezed by financial pressures and environmental regulations. The Maas brothers wanted to preserve a local industry they considered crucial to communities like the one where they were raised, in rural Skagit County, Wash. They began looking for a way to help make dairy farming profitable and sustainable.
In 2007, they launched Farm Power and set out to build a manure digester near their home town of Mount Vernon. Fundraising was a challenge, but it helped that the founders had local roots and an agreement to sell electricity to PSE's Green Power Program, which is supported by participating customers who want to encourage the development of renewable energy. "Farm Power and PSE are a great team," President Kevin Maas said when the agreement was signed, noting that Green Power's commitment brought the digester "One step closer to reality."
The digester opened two and a half years later, and began collecting manure from two nearby dairy farms that had been scraping waste from 1,200 cows into uncovered lagoons. Burning the greenhouse gas that the lagoons formerly released into the air, Farm Power's 750 kilowatt generator produces electricity for PSE's Green Power Program. In addition to fuel, the company's digester produces pathogen-free liquid fertilizer that gets returned to partner-farmers, as well as solid material that the farmers use for cow bedding. The farms save $100,000 to $200,000 a year on bedding, which they now get for free from Farm Power in exchange for providing manure.
Farm Power's goal is to build manure digesters that will serve dairy farms throughout the Pacific Northwest, where most farms are too small to build their own digesters. The company works with groups of dairy farmers, designing and operating regional digesters to make them profitable. Farm Power currently operates digesters in Mount Vernon, Lynden, and Enumclaw, Wash.; as well as Tillamook, Ore. The operations in Washington produce enough electricity for about 1,000 homes, and keep enough methane out of the atmosphere to equal the annual greenhouse-gas emissions of 3,000 cars.
Farm Power's founders like to say that their company operates at "the intersection of sustainable agriculture and renewable energy." PSE customers who would like to join them at the crossroads can support local farms by visiting the Green Power sign up page and enrolling in the Green Power Program.


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Minnesota Wild forward Mikael Granlund (left) celebrates with goalie Darcy Kuemper following Game 3 of their series with the Colorado Avalanche at Xcel Energy Center. (Brace Hemmelgarn/USA TODAY Sports)
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It takes four games to win a series and the Minnesota Wild only have three home games, so, if the advanced stats are correct, they need to win at least once in Colorado.
Tonight is their second-last chance.
"We're probably all feeling good about the fact we're 2-2, but the bottom line is we have to win a game in this building," said Wild coach Mike Yeo, who'd rather they didn't wait until Game 7, if necessary, to break the home-ice trend in this series.
"So this game is obviously very important."
With each side having won its home games, and with Western Conference home teams 16-2 heading into Saturday's games, the Wild are well aware that stealing a win from the Pepsi Center will be as difficult as it is necessary.
"I know (the Avs) are going to come out hard and they're going to push," said Yeo. "We should be ready for it. If we're sharp in our game we should be able to weather whatever they bring and give ourselves a chance to play the type of game we want to bring."
Colorado coach Patrick Roy, who challenged his players to put their manhood on the table in this game, says the first few minutes will show whether or not they respond.
"The start is going to be very important," he said. "Even if we're going to be a little bit nervous, or anxious, the start of the game will be very important for us.
"Expect our fans to be on their feet and giving us some momentum. We have to have a good push right from the start of the game."
The Avs were outplayed terribly in Minnesota, outshot 46-22 in Game 3 and 32-12 in Game 4, leading many to believe that home ice will not be enough to save the Colorado now that the Wild have their feet under them.
Roy prefers to focus on the scoreboard, which showed a 1-0 loss in overtime and a 2-1 loss in regulation.
"We were one shot away from winning Game 3. This is very positive. We were one shot away from bringing Game 4 to overtime. This is very positive.
"Let's not focus too much on the number of shots we had. Even if we only had 12, we counted about six scoring chances last game. All we needed was to put one in early in the game.
"We need to focus on the things we've done really well, and there are a lot of things we've done really well."
DUCHENE VERY CLOSE: Colorado's leading scorer in the regular season, Matt Duchene, went hard at the morning skate, taking regular line rushes with Ryan O'Reilly and Jamie McGinn. That prompted speculation he'd be back for Game 5, but Roy, who's been saying from the start of the series that Duchene is a no-go, said it one more time.
"No," he said. "It was his first day skating with the team. We'll see how it was. I'll tell you more tomorrow."


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Rman Virgil wrote:Cool. I'll go through my archives. I have tons of scenarios in various stages of evo. I'll pick-out a couple & post'em later.
I'm looking forward to that. your stuff is usually pretty good.
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Project HQ Intel Report:
"After defeating Nexus in the northern sector, a powerful artifact was discovered inside the ruined base. This artifact contained blueprints for a 'Satellite Up-link structure'.
"Our scientists were able to research it and construct an uplink center near Project HQ. This allowed us to access satellites and download images taken from all over the world.
"Photographs of our continent revealed ruined military bases, cities, scattered scavenger settlements, and the extent of damage inflicted at both Alpha and Beta bases.
"Photographs of other continents depicted similar situations: devastated cities, broken islands, ruined infrastructure, scattered scavenger settlements, but no sign of major civilization rebuilding.
"One photograph from a Caribbean Island chain revealed what looks to be pre-collapse missile silos. These should be dormant and show no activity..."
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After much suffering, the biblical character Lazarus was raised from the dead. Will the FDA look favorably on the 'Lazarus' drug Ampligen after its ME/CFS patient hearing on Thursday, Dec 20?
The live online hearing will feature public testimony from ME/CFS patients who believe use of this potent experimental drug has helped them. For a concise description of the stakes & uncertainties involved, see "FDA to rule on 'Lazarus' drug," published Dec 15 by ME/CFS Alert co-host Llewellyn King at StamfordAdvocate.com.


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School Choice Has Helped Michigan Students
(Editor's note: This commentary originally appeared in The Detroit News on Jan. 31, 2013.)
A new study by researchers at Stanford University shows superb positive effects for students attending charter schools in Michigan. It is the most rigorous study of charter schools ever done in this state and positions Michigan as one of the nation's leaders in charter school policy and performance.
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No other study of Michigan's charter schools comes close to matching the sophistication or comprehensiveness used by Stanford's Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO). This study compared students in charters to their peers in local public schools who were identical in terms of race, gender, socioeconomic status, prior academic achievement and more.
Researchers measured annual learning gains for about 85,000 charter school students over a five-year period and compared them to their "virtual twins" in conventional schools.
The findings were almost wholly positive for charter school students, and most impressive in Detroit. The typical charter school student made gains worth about two months of learning in reading and math. For a charter school student in Detroit, it was more than three months. Forty-two percent of charters outperformed conventional public schools in math and 35 percent did the same in reading. In Detroit, those numbers are 49 and 47 percent, respectively.
CREDO has evaluated charter school performance in 19 states using this same methodology. Of those, only Louisiana and New Jersey can hold a candle to Michigan. Louisiana charter school students also demonstrated learning gains of about two months when compared to their peers. In New Jersey, the average student in a charter made gains of about two months in reading and about three months in math.
Michigan's results were more consistent, though. Unlike Louisiana, students in Michigan charters demonstrated increased learning gains the longer they were enrolled. And while the New Jersey study found positive results for 44 of 54 of subgroups of student and schools, CREDO found a charter school advantage in 52 of 56 cases studied in Michigan.
What accounts for Michigan's success is hard to pinpoint, but certainly the state's charter school law and policies have a lot to do with it. In fact, a just-released analysis of such policies by the Center for Education Reform gave Michigan's policies one of only four "A's," ranking it fourth overall in the country.
Michigan is unique in the number of charter school authorizers it allows — such as public universities and community colleges — and the amount of autonomy it grants these authorizers.
These authorizers are not concerned with protecting existing K-12 institutions, which comes at the expense of denying quality charter school options for parents.
Michigan has historically allowed more charter schools than other states. The new CREDO study suggests that Michigan has a "highly dynamic market … creating a new positive stock of charter schools."
In time, the cap on charter schools will sunset. More net-positive competition will occur.
The typical Michigan student is better off for having enrolled in a charter school. Expanding school choice options in this state seems prudent.
Neither this recommendation, nor CREDO's findings, is a condemnation of conventional public schools. They are rather merely an affirmation that Michigan's 20-year-old charter school experiment is working and a compliment to the policymakers responsible for creating charter school laws and to the work of charter school authorizers, boards, principals and teachers.
Michael Van Beek is the education policy director at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a research and educational institute headquartered in Midland, Mich. Permission to reprint in whole or in part is hereby granted, provided that the author and the Center are properly cited.


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Logo Wraps 2010 with On-air and Online Highs Throughout the Year
Total Day Impressions In December 2010 up 157% Since The Start of Logo's Nielsen Ratings in First Quarter of This Year
RuPaul and His Fabulous Faculty Return to Logo Summer 2011 to Educate Real Women on the Transformative Art of Drag In "RuPaul's Drag U" — Casting Call for a New Season of Students Begins
Dec 13, 2010, 02:38 EST
NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Logo, the entertainment network for gays and their families and friends, from MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), finishes 2010 on the "A-List," scoring numerous network record highs in viewership during its first year rated by Nielsen Media Research and in online traffic. For example, the network's total day 18-49 impressions in December are +157% higher since the start of Logo's Nielsen ratings on December 28, 2009. December month-to-date 18-49 total day ratings are up +147% compared to that same start.*
In addition, Logo's hit summer series "RuPaul's Drag U" will return for a new season in summer 2011 as RuPaul and his "drag professors" help biological women unleash their inner diva. The series that "Entertainment Weekly" described as, "the show positively bubbles with heart – and sass" has been re-upped to a ten, one-hour episode season. "RuPaul's Drag U," a World of Wonder production, also announces a casting call for biological women in the Los Angeles area to apply to be a "student" for the next season.
"RuPaul's Drag U" takes an incoming class of beauty-starved, confidence-drained women and teaches them the essential elements of sexiness, sass and spunk that have long been the calling cards of every great drag queen. At orientation, these students are put through "The Dragulator," a device that RuPaul defines as a "highly sophisticated piece of technology," which reveals their full drag potential. Next, each student is paired with a drag professor (fan favorite drag queen alumni from "RuPaul's Drag Race") who will help their student achieve their diva transformation from the inside-out. In the end, only one woman will be declared the valedictorian of each class, but all students will "draguate" with a boost in confidence, self-respect, and a whole new take on the power of femininity.
As with last season, "RuPaul's Drag U" will also feature celebrity "visiting professors" that will rate the class of "draguates" during the final "draguation ceremony" – a runway and musical performance. Past celebrity guest stars have included: Debi Mazar, Chaka Khan, Jackee Harry, Kelly Osbourne and Kris Jenner.
Logo Counts Up Its 2010 Viewership and Online Traffic Highlights
The series renewal of "RuPaul's Drag U" comes as Logo wraps its most successful year to date. 2010 proved to be the year of drag queens, drama and A-list antics on Logo and viewers took notice:
- In its first Nielsen-rated year, "RuPaul's Drag Race" averaged a .5 rating in the key 18-49 demo. Ratings' gains of 89 percent were seen from Live to Live +7 throughout the season.
- Season 1 of "RuPaul's Drag U" performed well-above the channel's primetime average across its premieres (+314% from 3Q'10 Prime). The series posted gains across all demos, with the largest increase among Logo's younger viewers. "RuPaul's Drag U" attracted viewers 9 years younger than the Prime average with a median age of 37.4. Additionally, huge ratings gains were posted in playback, increasing the season average +103% from Live to Live+7.
- "The A-List New York" earned ratings across its premieres that were up +398% from the 4Q'10 Prime average. The first seven episodes have shown gains of +83% from Live to Live+7 data.
- Logo's foray into originals during 2010 brought in a younger and wealthier audience compared with previous years. The network is drawing viewers with a median age of 44 with a 50/50 gender split.
- Online, user engagement with the Logo Constellation soared in 2010, as the average monthly time spent per unique visitor reached a staggering 41 minutes. Additionally, year-to-date, average monthly unique visitors and average monthly video streams to the Logo constellation are up +13% and +66%, respectively above the same time period in 2009 (Omniture).
"2010 was a tremendous year for Logo," said Lisa Sherman, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Logo. "We exceeded our business goals and grew viewership, ratings and online streams in part by generating buzz around our hit shows, high-profile acquisitions and online content and commentary. And the year ahead promises to bring more of what our viewers, advertisers and partners expect from us – big names, bold programming and thoughtful commentary."
"RuPaul's Drag U" is holding a casting call for women in the Los Angeles area to apply for position in the new incoming class. For applications, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
"RuPaul's Drag U" is produced by World of Wonder Productions with Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell and RuPaul Charles serving as Executive Producers. Dave Mace and Pamela Post serve as Executive Producers for Logo.
Want an at-home diva transformation? Check out Dragulator.com and start your own "dragulation" today.
* Source: Nielsen Media Research, December to date, 11/29-12/8/10, versus 12/28/09. All ratings information refers to P18-49 Live SD ratings unless otherwise noted.
World of Wonder (WOW) was founded by Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey and has created a library of branded properties across all platforms, including such well known films as "Party Monster," "The Eyes of Tammy Faye," "Inside Deep Throat" and television shows "Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood," "Million Dollar Listing," "RuPaul's Drag Race," "Fantasia for Real," "The Fabulous Beekman Boys" and the entertainment blog The WOW Report (www.worldofwonder.net).
About Logo: Logo is the world's leading ad-supported cable, satellite, online, mobile and digital entertainment gay and lesbian-themed network, from MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B). Launched in 2005, Logo's cable channel is in more than 39 million homes across the United States and is complemented by a federation of online properties, including LOGOonline.com, TripOutGayTravel.com, AfterEllen.com, AfterElton.com, 365Gay.com, DowneLink.com and NewNowNext.com. Logo's content is distributed across all leading download-to-own, streaming and mobile services. The most influential brand for the most influential audience, Logo provides a mix of original and acquired entertainment as well as news, social networking and community building that are authentic, smart, fun, entertaining, and inclusive. Logo joins MTV Networks' roster of popular and highly targeted brands which include MTV, Comedy Central, VH1 and Spike TV.
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C++ Accelerated Massive Parallelism (C++ AMP) is a programming model that can accelerate the execution of your C++ code by taking advantage of the data-parallel hardware that is commonly present as a GPU and multi-core CPU.
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Sir Malcolm Leslie Rifkind KCMG QC (born 21 June 1946) is a British Conservative politician and Member of Parliament for the constituency of Kensington and Chelsea. He served in various roles as a Cabinet Minister under both Margaret Thatcher and John Major, before becoming Foreign Secretary in 1995 in Major's Cabinet. Rifkind remained in that post until the 1997 general election, when his party lost power, and he lost his Edinburgh Pentlands seat. He attempted - unsuccessfully - to be re-elected in Pentlands in 2001; the constituency was abolished before the 2005 general election and he was adopted, and subsequently elected, as the Conservative candidate for Kensington and Chelsea. He announced his intention to seek the leadership of the party before the 2005 Conservative Party leadership election, but withdrew before balloting commenced.
Malcolm Rifkind was born in Edinburgh of Jewish descent, and was educated at George Watson's College and the University of Edinburgh where he studied law before taking a postgraduate degree in political science (his thesis was on land apportionment in Southern Rhodesia). While at University he took part in an overland expedition to the Middle East and India. He also appeared on University Challenge. He worked as an Assistant Lecturer at the University College of Rhodesia in Salisbury (now Harare) from 1967-68. He was called to the Scottish Bar in 1970 and practised full time as an Advocate until 1974. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1985 and a member of the Privy Council in 1986. From 1970 to 1974 he was a member of Edinburgh Town Council. He is married to Edith and is the father of Caroline Rifkind and The Times columnist Hugo Rifkind. He is also related to his former Conservative Government colleague Leon Brittan


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(AP) – A U.S.-based international education and training organization is evacuating 18 Arabic language program students from Egypt to Morocco due to deteriorating security conditions.
Armine Poghikyan of the nonprofit American Councils for International Education in Washington, D.C., said Wednesday that participants in the Arabic Overseas Flagship Program arrived June 21 at Alexandria University for what was to be one year. She says officials decided the program needed to move to Meknes, Morocco, in the wake of political violence across Egypt.
Poghikyan, who manages the program, says the students will be leaving Egypt "before the weekend."
The 18 students are from Michigan State and Oklahoma universities, as well as the universities of Michigan, Texas and Maryland.
Egypt's military announced Wednesday that President Mohammed Morsi will be replaced.


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Which is the best area to stay in Barcelona?There are 4 main areas which are popular for tourists in Barcelona.
Welcome to our local 2018 Barcelona accommodation guide and map with tips and information for where to stay in Barcelona and which places are best for first time visitors and tourists. We have included hotel maps with our tips for recommended hotels in the most popular areas of Barcelona for tourists to stay. You might also be interested in our guide to planning a 3 day Barcelona visit. If you prefer to go straight to our hotel Booking page, then click here for Barcelona hotel and apartment deals
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Where to stay in Barcelona?Most first time visitors and tourists choose to stay in four central Barcelona city areas which are as follows:
1) Plaça de Catalunya - city center central square
2) Eixample district - 19th century modernist area
3) Ciutat Vella district- old medieval city center
4) Sant Marti - beach area in former industrial district
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Barcelona is Spain's second largest city with 1,5 million inhabitants who live in 10 city districts. Many tourists generally prefer to stay in 3 of the 10 Barcelona city districts which are called Eixample, Ciutat Vella and Sant Marti. Within these preferred 3 city districts tourists stay in 4 popular Barcelona areas
The most popular area to stay is perhaps naturally the downtown Barcelona area, which is around the central city square called Plaça de Catalunya - often called Plaza Catalunya. Plaça de Catalunya borders both the ancient medieval Barcelona city center called Ciutat Vella and borders the more recent 19th century modernist area of Barcelona called Eixample, so if you are stay on or near Plaza Catalunya, then you are very central and it is convenient for access to attractions, trains, airport buses and day tours.
Another popular choice for first time visitors is to stay is inside the charming narrow winding streets of Barcelona´s medieval historic district called Ciutat Vella. The district Ciutat Vella is divided into several areas, or neighbourhoods, which we will describe in more detail for you below.
In the summer from mid-May to end September it is popular to stay near the Barcelona beaches which are mostly in the coastal district of Sant Marti. Here many tourists love the new beach neighbourhoods called Vila Olimpica, Poblenou and Diagonal Mar. Sant Marti is generally a mix of 19th century industrial neighbourhoods currently being transformed and gentrified into new modern residential areas with hi-tech business and tourist facilties.
So those are, in our opinion, the best places to stay in Barcelona for short stays of 3 to 7 days. Like any city you have many choices and bear in mind that the central and popular areas are a little more expensive, more crowded and a bit more touristy. There are quite big savings if you stay in the less well known districts districts in the city.
It is worth noting that all of Barcelona's 10 city districts are safe for tourists and the metro system is cheap and safe. Violent crime is very rare but Barcelona does have a problem with pickpockets in popular tourist areas, especially on Las Ramblas street, so take a few precautions with your belongings.
Which is best place to stay in Barcelona?There are several areas which are the 'best areas' to stay in Barcelona. We will try and tell you a little bit more about the 4 popular places to stay in Barcelona. The area around Plaza Catalunya is the most central area of Barcelona and very well connected to everything. The city districts Ciutat Vella and Eixample areas have most of the Barcelona top sights and in the summer the Sant Marti area is popular because it is close to Barcelona beaches.
A) Stay downtown near Plaza Catalunya
Stay in the downtown city center area around Barcelona's most central square Plaza Catalunya. Well connected for sightseeing, shopping and transport.
B) Stay in Eixample area
The Eixample district is the 19th century modernist expansion area of the city. This emerged after Barcelona's medieval walls were demolished and the city grew. The area is quite big, so you can stay in Eixample and be near city center and central square Plaza Catalunya or in slightly off center locations. A new popular area is Sant Antoni, which is quiet, residential and has a wonderful market which has just reopened after years of renovation.
C) Stay in historic medieval Ciutat Vella area
The historic medieval city Ciutat Vella district has five neighbourhoods, Poblesec, El Raval, Gothic, El Born/Ribera, Barceloneta
D) Stay in Sant Marti area near beaches
The Sant Marti district is the former industrial factory area, now transformed into a new and modern high tech district. It is near Barcelonas beaches and has popular neighbourhoods called Port Olimpic, Poblenou and Diagonal Mar. The Sant Marti area is most popular during beach season from June to September.
Our tips for where to stay in BarcelonaScroll down to find read more about each area and find hotels tips and accommodation maps in each of these four Barcelona areas. If you are staying in apartments in residential areas, then after deciding where to stay then take a few minutes to read our tips for how to be a good tourist to help make the experience a pleasure for local residents and tourists alike.
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A. Staying in downtown Plaza CatalunyaIn our opinion, the very best area to stay in Barcelona, is in downtown Barcelona on, or near the city central square of Plaza Catalunya. We have indicated this area with a blue circle on the map below.
There are several advantages to staying in downtown Barcelona near central square Plaza Catalunya or a few blocks away. This area is:
* Near famous Gaudi modernist buildings
* Near top fashion brand flagship stores
* Near famous La Rambla walking street
* Near medieval city center of Ciutat Vella
* Near Aerobus airport buses on Plaza Catalunya
* Near hop-on-hop-off tour buses on Plaza Catalunya
* Many bus and metro lines on Plaza Catalunya
* Supermarket open till 10pm in Corte Ingles store on Plaza Catalunya
* Many top brand stores near Plaza Catalunya
* Main tourist office is on Plaza Catalunya
As you can see on the map above staying centrally in Barcelona's downtown city center is convenient for everything from shopping to sightseeing to getting around. There are a couple of excellent hotels on the Plaza Catalunya itself, including the Hotel Oliva - rated Wonderful - and Boutique Hotel H10 Catalunya Plaza - rated Excellent - or you can stay on the quieter side streets off Plaza Catalunya, like Bergera street, where you can find three nice hotels called Hotel Catalonia Plaza Catalunya and the Hotel Pulitzer both rated Excellent - and the Hotel Regina with a guest review rating of Very Good. Close by is Pelai street, which connects Plaza Universitat with Plaza Catalunya and here too are a couple of recommended hotels popular for their convenience and value for money. Look at Hotel Lleo - rated Very Good - and the new hotel Midmost rated Superb by guest reviews.
There are many more hotels and apartments just a block or two from Plaza Catalunya and here are some ideas for you. Look at the hotel H10 Metropolitan, the Granvia hotel, the Catalona Square or Guesthouse The Corner 592 to name but a few. You can find more on the downtown Barcelona hotel map below. All these hotels are an excellent choice and in a great location. We like them because they are just outside the old medieval part of the city. If we had to choose, we prefer being just outside the old medieval city of Ciutat Vella, rather than just inside it. The old city can feel a little crowded and noisy compared to the quieter and more elegant 19th century Eixample area, so a hotel or apartment just outside the edge of the old city is in our opinion, the perfect choice for where to stay in Barcelona. Having said that, there are some very nice top hotels like the new Hotel Royal Ramblas, the luxury Hotel 1898 which are both near the top of Las Ramblas street and in the old city. If you prefer the historic charm of the the Gothic area's narrow streets then of course there are many fine hotels there too. But if you are in the gothic area, then check if your hotel has soundproofed rooms, especially if your room is facing out to the street.
We love Barcelona's old city and it is a charming and quaint to stay in, but for some guests, it can feel a little crowded and noisy to stay in compared to the quieter and more elegant 19th century modernist Eixample area, so a hotel or apartment just outside the borders of the old medieval city is, in our opinion, the perfect choice when choosing where to stay in Barcelona.
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B. Staying in Eixample area
B) Stay in Eixample 19th century "modernist" area of Barcelona
The Eixample is the area that was developed in Barcelona after the old city became overcrowded. In the late 19th century the ancient medieval Barcelona city walls were demolished and a new part of the city called the Eixample was built. The name Eixample means 'Extension' in the Catalan language. The Eixample district is very central and borders on the old gothic city and on the central square Plaça Catalunya. Eixample is a very safe, interesting, stylish and central area to stay in Barcelona with many sights, stunning modernist architecture on tree lined streets and many high quality shop, cafes and restaurants. The Eixample also has the most famous of the modernist buildings which were designed by Antoni Gaudi. Popular areas to stay in the Eixample part of Barcelona are near or on the most fashionable shopping street Passeig de Gracia, or near central square Plaza Catalunya, or near Barcelona's biggest attraction the Sagrada Familia unfinished church. Also popular now is staying near Plaza Espanya in the Sant Antoni area near to attractions like Magic Fountain, Poble Espanyol Spanish village and Montjuic hill.
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Hotel America ★★★★ 4 star hotel in Eixample
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C. Staying in Ciutat Vella
C) Stay in historic medieval Cuitat Vella district which has five neighbourhoods. The Ciutat Vella means Old City and is the medieval quarter of Barcelona which is the oldest area of Barcelona. This area of Barcelona is one of the biggest medievel city areas in Europe. It includes the five neighbourhoods of La Raval, Barri Gotic, La Ribera / El Born and Barceloneta. The most popular area to stay in the old city is the gothic area, which is the most central of the neighbourhoods. See pictures of Barcelona's gothic quarter. The Cuitat Vella neighbourhoods has charming narrow crooked streets full of small boutiques and cafes and this is where you can find Barcelona cathedral, several gothic churches, museums, markets and Barcelona's Roman history with fragments of ruins of the original Roman city called Barcino. The tree lined pedestrian street La Rambla cuts through the old city of Barcelona and has many hotels nearby. Each of the five neighbourhoods in the old city of Barcelona has its own special spots and atmosphere. The Raval area is a little more edgy than the others and not entirely safe in the very early hours of the morning in the area nearest to the harbour, but during the day and evening until 1am, it's safe, very colourful and bohemian.
Another popular area to stay in the old city of Barcelona is near street Via Laietana, which is the street that divides the Gothic area and the El Born/Ribera areas of the old city. Via Laietana itself is a noisy busy street, but the location puts you between two of the medieval quarters close to sights of the Gothic area and the Born area. The Born area is very trendy with many restaurants, cafes and boutiques dotted around the famous gothic Santa Maria del Mar basilica. Barceloneta area is also popular for being near the beach and close to Port Vell marina. Barceloneta is the old fisherman's quarter in Barcelona and has many great fish restaurants and cafes.
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D. Staying in Sant Marti area of Barcelona
D) Stay in modern Sant Marti district and be close to beaches.
Sant Marti district. Sant Marti is the district of Barcelona that borders the city coastline. It is the former industrial area of Barcelona and the most recently modernised and developed area of Barcelona. Sant Marti is a little off centre, but it's quiet, nice and quite easy to get to the city center by metro or taxi. Sant Marti is a nice mix of hi-tech business, residential apartments, a university campus and many new hotels. In the summer the Sant Marti area is perfect, if you also want to spend a few hours at Barcelona's beaches. Most popular areas in Sant Marti are the residential neighbourhoods of Poblenou and Vila Olimpic (the former Olympic Village) which have apartments and hotels. Before the 1992 Barcelona Olympic games Sant Marti was the industrial part of Barcelona called the "Manchester of Barcelona" because of the many factories. There were beaches on the coast, but before 1992 they were full of slums and shanty towns. Since the Barcelona Olympic games the entire area has changed into a trendy, modern new residential, business with a new beach coastline. See our guide to Barcelona beaches.
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Bill Gaston: Time to raise the state's minimum wage
With the release of a new study showing more than 20 percent of our state's population living in poverty, and a 45 percent increase in people living below the federal poverty line, it is time for Connecticut to raise the minimum wage.
Our state's current minimum wage of $8.25 has not been raised since 2010. Last year, the state House passed a bill that would have increased the wage to $8.50 an hour and to $8.75 in 2014, but the bill died at the end of the State Senate legislative session.
In the current session, state Sen. and Majority Leader Martin Looney (D-New Haven) is sponsoring legislation SB 56 that calls for a 75 cent increase in the minimum wage for each of the next two years. The bill also calls for requiring the state labor commissioner to adjust the wage to future increases in the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers.
The business community is already lining up in opposition, arguing that the state's fragile economy militates against an "artificial" increase in worker's wages. Republicans say the bill would hurt already struggling businesses without providing any real help to low-wage workers. They also maintain that raising the minimum wage would only benefit a small group of primarily younger workers.
Are their concerns valid? Would a rise in the minimum wage really stifle hiring, or cause businesses to shed employees? Is it merely a sop to teenagers mowing lawns for extra cash? The evidence suggests otherwise.
According to a study in 2011 by the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank, minimum wage increases actually raise incomes and increase consumer spending. Examining over 23 years of household spending data, the study authors found that every dollar increase in the minimum wage produces an immediate bump in the next year of $2,800 per recipient in consumer purchases of everything from kid's shoes to cars. The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) reported in a 2009 study that even a boost to $9.50 an hour would result in $30 billion a year in new consumer spending.
Opponents of a minimum wage increase claim that lifting the wage floor would keep employers from hiring, but the real reason why businesses aren't hiring is weak consumer demand. Raising the spending power of millions of low wage workers would immediately put those pay increases back into the local economy, creating jobs, jump starting economic growth and elevating scores of hardworking Connecticut families above poverty level income.
According to a recent EPI study, a two-stage, $1.50 per hour increase would create or support more than 1,500 jobs in Connecticut by injecting demand in those communities where demand has been most sluggish due to lost jobs, wage cuts and inflation that has shrunk the purchasing power of working families.
Often overlooked in the minimum wage debate is how far behind the minimum wage has fallen relative to inflation. Since 1968, the minimum wage has lost nearly 50 percent of its value. In Connecticut, according to the Connecticut Voices for Children, a progressive think tank, the minimum wage has fallen 9 percent in real terms since 1979, while the median wage has increased 21 percent and those in the top 10 percent enjoyed a 46 percent increase.
You can now work 40 hours a week at the minimum wage and still earn far less than the federal poverty line. If the minimum wage had kept up with the cost of living, it would be $10.50 an hour, and just above the poverty line.
With a quarter of all jobs in America now paying wages below the poverty line -- according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics 7 in 10 job occupations over the next decade will be low wage -- a minimum wage increase will lift the incomes of growing sectors of the Connecticut economy. That means more money in the pockets of cashiers, waiters and waitresses, and retail salespeople.
While the real annual wages of the top 1 percent of earners grew 8.2 percent from 2009 to 2011, wages for the bottom 90 percent have continued to decline, eroding by 1.2 percent in real terms in the same time period. It is hard to imagine keeping the economy moving ahead when so many families are struggling to get ahead.
And contrary to longstanding conservative canards, of the more than 226,000 workers that would benefit from the minimum wage increase, most are not teenagers, but adults who work more than half time. EPI estimates that 82 percent of the low-wage workers whose wages would improve directly or indirectly as a result of the minimum wage increase (one in seven Connecticut workers) are aged 20 or older, and 74 percent work at least 20 hours/week.
Polls show that raising the minimum wage is immensely popular. According to a recent John Zogby poll, 70 percent of likely voters support such a raise, including 54 percent of Republicans. Likewise, last November's "American Values Survey" by the Public Religion Research Institute showed two thirds of Americans in favor of a $10-per-hour minimum.
Building a strong economy in the state of Connecticut on the foundation of downwardly mobile wages and ever increasing poverty is a recipe for failure. It's long past time Connecticut raise the minimum wage.
Bill Gaston is vice chairman of the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee.


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Poetry in the Children's Room: A Thousand Words Art Workshop
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May 1, 2004 - 11:00AM
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Poets House, Spring Street
A workshop lead by artist Lynn Jadamec incorporates poetry into pictures. Jadamec is the artist-in-residence at the Children's Museum of the Arts.
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More than 300 guests recently attended the Jeff Coombs Memorial Foundation's fifth annual holiday party for military families, held at Lombardo's in Randolph. The foundation assists families who are in financial need because of a death, illness, or other challenging situation. Coombs perished in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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In this episode we talk to Subramanian Ramamoorthy from the University of Edinburgh about the recent progress in walking robotics. We then speak with Felipe Brandão Cavalcanti who is an Electrical Engineering student working on bipedal walking at the LARA lab at the University of Brasilia with Professor Geovany Borges.
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Subramanian Ramamoorthy is a Lecturer in Robotics at the School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh. Previously, he received a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from The University of Texas in Austin.
His current research work focuses on autonomous decision making over time and under uncertainty, by long-lived agents and agent teams interacting with continually changing worlds. He has twice been a finalist for the Best Paper Award at major international conferences in the field of robotics - ICRA 2008 and IROS 2010. His team Edinferno, was the first UK entry in the Standard Platform League at the RoboCup International Competition.
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Mother-daughter relationships are both so sacred and so challenging that hardly any fairy tales in the world has a mother in an active, main role. The mother seems to generally be removed, asleep, separated or the mother dies, or there is a stepmother who has replaced her. This was the genius behind the recent Disney movie "Brave" (written by a woman), which was one of the first stories in recorded history to express the mother-daughter dynamic directly, but even in this case the mother had to be turned into a bear before conflict could resolve.
My mother and I had an extreme version of that mother-daughter dynamic, with all the classic conflict and devotion. From her, I inherited a fierce determination, strong work ethic and an independent spirit like her own. This led to emotional conflict in my adolescent years, when I no longer needed her the way I had as a child but did not understand that I did still need her. My young adult rebellion was an attempt to wrestle myself free of that conflict, and I caused her much pain and sorrow.
It was only the power of our deep devotion toward each other, mostly hers for me, that pulled us both through to the other side. As we both matured, and as I repented, the very traits that had often divided us began to unite us. There was a healing that not only brought peace but also forged a unity that nothing else could conquer. Our relationship became a source of strength, and it was upon this strength that I relied when she died unexpectedly a few weeks ago in a horrific car accident.
Here are some things that helped me in my grief, right away:
Acknowledging God's will. We knew that mom had survived many things, including an almost identical car accident years ago, and that she was recognized as one of the oldest living survivors of stage IIIB ovarian cancer in our state. She had always told us that she had survived these things because we still needed her as we continued to progress in becoming our adult selves. For us, her not surviving this time was also an understanding that we were ready and prepared to lead our own families the way she had loved us.
Recognizing timing. While we were shocked at her sudden death, and continue to grieve over the loss of our mother, there were significant things in timing that revealed to us the tender mercy of her accident. My husband and I had just been married three months before, and she was there to enjoy that celebration with us at the temple. Our last conversation with her was sharing the news that we were expecting, and nothing could have delighted her more.
Her last day was spent with my brother's family, watching the older teens compete in school activities while the younger children crawled all over her. She could not have had a better last day. Being released from mortality suddenly also rescued her from the ravages of the onset of dementia, released her from the years of pain since the other car accident, and allowed her to retire from her incredible career in all her dignity.
Ending well. When I was first baptized as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and learned about Mormon temples, the first thing I wanted to do was reconnect with my mother. I invited her to go see Nauvoo with me, and she agreed because of her love of history. While this became a wonderful experience and a memory I now cherish, the benefit was all those hours in the car together as we drove. It was the beginning of our peace, of our friendship as adults, of our rediscovering that level of devotion that is unique to mothers and daughters.
When I chose to do the Personal Progress program of the LDS Church following my conversion as an adult, it was these specific exercises that refined my interactions with her, taught me how to specifically care for her, and turned my heart toward loving her through service. Now having the spiritual muscles to practice this, I moved her into my home two years ago to care for her following a surgery. This was one of the greatest challenges I had ever faced, a burden that seemed so hard at the time, when I was weak and had so much to learn.
I grew to understand that it was a blessing and not a burden, and I now know I would not have chosen differently. Those were sacred days I will never forget, and moments that are now my best memories of us together.
Ending happy. My mom was feisty and hilarious. My new husband charmed her, and together their antics and wit would leave me laughing so hard tears would pour down my cheeks. They could banter nonsense faster than I could listen, and our final months together were full of laughter. She began going to LDS Church meetings with us, meeting with missionaries, and coming to family home evening. She went to a Relief Society lesson on forgiveness, and formally apologized to me after the class. She started letting go of things for which I had begged forgiveness, and there was a great peace that fell upon us. Our lives together were simply good, each of us focused on serving the others. Our interactions were positive and uplifting, each of us acknowledging positive traits and contributions of others as we noticed them. Our days were happy, with contention driven out by peace, and old dramas silenced by laughter.
What I learned from my mother, and from the movie "Brave," was that it was me who turned her into a bear. What I learned from the gospel was how to just let her be my goodly parent, and appreciate her for it.
Emily Christensen, Ph.D., lives with her husband, Nathan, in Owasso, Okla. Her doctorate is in marriage and family therapy. Her blog is www.housewifeclass.com, and her email is [email protected].


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April 3rd's "Ballparks, Steroids, and the Law" Baseball Panel was a huge success! Thank you to all who attended; you were truly an engaged audience. The topic and conversations were interesting and intriguing. The ballpark food was a hit! What a great start to the 2014 baseball season!
A very special thank you to Raj Chatterjee '94 and his firm Morrison & Foerster for hosting. Thank you also to our featured speakers Joe Cotchett '64, David Silbert '94 and moderator Raj Chatterjee '94 for a most fascinating discussion. Great job! What alumni talent!
Pictures from the event are now up on flickr for your viewing pleasure.
Looking forward to seeing you at our next event!


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They say wearing the shirt and getting your name on it comes first but Greek defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos wears his first name on the back of his shirt because his surname is too long
Welcome to Football Poets -- a club for all football poets, lovers of football and lovers of (alternative) poetry. Discover poets in every league from respected internationals at the top of their game to young hopefuls in the school playground.
Publish your football poems here and then discuss them with your team mates and fans. We're archived by The British Library, so your masterpieces are in the safe hands of a world-class keeper. What a result!
Hi Crispin,
Many thanks for that. I've actually changed it back because I feel the more ridiculous it looks, the more Ogden Nash it is! My own personal choice, others may disagree. But I appreciate the thought. Cheers
Great poem Peter .I' ve mucked about with the way it appears on the page if you don't like it let me know.
Nash's genius?
How about the Pele of poets?!!! 😉
absolutely lovin' it!
Sorry everyone. Away on holidays and not very good at the computer stuff anyway.
I had thought I was commenting on Verse 2, Lines 3 and 4. The whole poem is done in rhyming couplets – I was merely commenting on the fact that the rhyme there / disappeared sticks out like a sore thumb!!
Nothing to do with black and white!
no sadly…it's my good mate Fred Chance…Sharon..great live music pub…in our village..
Big Yin! Is that Sir Billy Connolly far left on the main picture?
i should say so!
at least the waistcoat is coming home then? 😉
is this being seen (wrongly i think) as a representation of the old minstrels show?
Hi Peter – to make it easier for Crispin to identify what you're referring to, you can highlight the relevant text with your mouse and click on "Comment" or "Quote and Comment" to make the comment more specific. Hover over my comment below to see the result.
Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/euro-haiku-fact-1/


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